New to Mirtazapine for Chronic Pain
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Hi, I've started on Mirt 30mg per night, about a week ago. Prev on Duloxetine but had really bad sweating side effects which i'm pleased to say is going!! So far I've had a max of 2 hours sleep per night. I'm on a cocktail of pain relief meds for ? narrowing of the spine ? - OxyContin 40mg twice daily, upto 160mg dihydracodiene p/d, migraine prevention meds, anti inflammatories, stomach liners and few other bits and bobs.
I slept ok before apart from waking up in pain with my hip/knees and calves and could usually get back to sleep.
It's driving me potty just feel awful with horrible IBS flare up, constant headaches, chest feels rough as a bears bum, Been really, really hungry - was eating ice creams at 3am!
Anyone else with similar experiences with Mirt which was issued when having depression as part of the chronic pain cycle (ie pain - lack of sleep due to pain - tiredness - depression).
Going back to the Gp's today but as I've only had been taking it a week prob get fobbed off with "give it more time". If its a know problematic medication want to get something else of prescription asap as im a single mum to 3 kids and working part time. Fingers crossed MRI scan shows something to the Neurologist in a few weeks.
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sleepless_again debbie69342
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Booitsme debbie69342
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michele_20247 debbie69342
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Sorry to hear this. Sounds like you have a host of problems in your basket to deal with! Sometimes it's the "cocktail" a syou put it that can actually be the cause of things. Some drugs just don't go well together and work against each other. You might want to try and look up the side effects of each med and see if you can pin point which drug might actually be giving you the problem
Best wishes
Michele
insoMniaC150 debbie69342
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and mirtazapam seems to be known for putting on weight
NickOliver debbie69342
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Sorry to hear about your troubles.
You can always discuss the problems with your medication to your pharmacist. He is really the expert on this and he shouldn't be giving you a combination of drugs which are incompatibe and cause problems.
norma72045 debbie69342
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London_ridge debbie69342
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I agree with sleepless, I was on 45 30 15 but the lower I went the more sleep I was able to,get. Some doctors don't know this!?? It's pretty much true with the mirt. I would try easy does it dropping to 15 over the course of time, talking to GP when I was on 7.5 I sleep,like a baby but...I was also tired during the day. So going the other way for sleep ( down)'with mirt is the way to go. The depression is a different story for most need a higher dose. Just my two cents for personal experience and from speaking with others
good,luck and I'm hoping you feel better real quick